Michigan is aiming to invest in cyber security and position itself as a national leader in the field as attacks on governments increase.
The state receives more than 730,000 attempted cyberattacks daily, and that number is rising as hackers and thieves...

Several different notifications from state agencies and Anthem have left some people scratching their heads about whether they need to sign up for identity protection, or if it is provided automatically, in the wake of a cyber attack on the insurer's IT...

Despite the danger posed by Islamic State and other extremist groups, the nation's top intelligence official warned Thursday that sophisticated cyberattacks like the recent hack of Sony Pictures posed a greater threat to the United States.
The threat...

The U.S. has elevated its appraisal of the cyber threat from Russia, the U.S. intelligence chief said Thursday, as he delivered the annual assessment by intelligence agencies of the top dangers facing the country.
"While I can't go into detail here,...

The 28-year-old man dubbed the “king of revenge porn” pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal computer hacking and identity theft charges for posting stolen nude photos online, prosecutors said.
Hunter Moore of Woodland entered his plea in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom before U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee, who will sentence him in June. He faces up to seven years in prison and three years of probation, according to the U.S. attorney's office.
"Most people do not feel that seven years...

On Tuesday, Anthem released revised figures regarding the late January data breach; it lowered the national numbers of those likely affected to 78.8 million from an initial 80 million, BUT increased the numbers in Virginia from 3 million to 3.77 million.
On Wednesday, Anthem spokesman Scott Golden issued this release:
"On Jan. 29, 2015, Anthem, Inc. discovered that it was the target of a very sophisticated external cyber attack. These attackers gained unauthorized access to Anthem’s IT system...

European police have taken down a computer network that used malicious software to infect more than 3 million computers worldwide and steal personal data, banking details and passwords.
European Union police coordination agency Europol said in a statement Wednesday that the network, known as the Ramnit botnet, was dismantled in an operation Tuesday by cybercrime experts coordinated from Europol's headquarters in The Hague.
The operation involving investigators from Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and...

Rhode Island lawmakers are proposing bills to add greater protection from identity theft, cyberstalking and privacy violations amid the ever-changing Internet and computer technology.
Sen. Louis DiPalma has proposed updating the identity theft protection act to require stronger encryption methods for computer data containing personal information, among other changes. He says the encryption methods were developed since the law was last changed a decade ago.
"It's hard to keep up with technology as fast...

The Anthem data breach earlier this month compromised 1.7 million Connecticut residents, a total number reported for the first time Tuesday by the Office of the Attorney General.
The data breach affected current and past members stretching as far back as 2004, though very few have signed up for free identity protection and credit monitoring, according to the Attorney General George Jepsen's office.
"Only a fraction of Anthem's current and past customers have signed up for the protections the company...

A brazen Russian hacker who allegedly siphoned off more than $100 million from American bank accounts now has a multimillion-dollar price on his head.
The U.S. government announced Tuesday that it would pay up to $3 million for information leading to the arrest of Evgeniy Bogachev, whom U.S. officials call one of the world’s most advanced and prolific computer hackers. He was indicted in Pittsburgh last year on charges including bank fraud and conspiracy.
The reward is the largest ever offered...